ACERBITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acerbity mean? 

• ACERBITY (noun)
  The noun ACERBITY has 3 senses:

1. a sharp bitterness

2. a sharp sour taste

3. a rough and bitter manner

  Familiarity information: ACERBITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACERBITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp bitterness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("acerbity" is a kind of...):

bitter; bitterness (the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste)

Derivation:

acerbate (make sour or bitter)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sharp sour taste

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

acerbity; tartness

Hypernyms ("acerbity" is a kind of...):

acidity; sour; sourness (the property of being acidic)

Derivation:

acerbate (make sour or bitter)

acerbic (sour or bitter in taste)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A rough and bitter manner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

acerbity; acrimony; bitterness; jaundice; tartness; thorniness

Hypernyms ("acerbity" is a kind of...):

disagreeableness (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)

Derivation:

acerbate (cause to be bitter or resentful)

acerbic (harsh or corrosive in tone)